No one was sure what to expect from Stephen Strasburg in his first start since returning from the disabled list. Would he be able to return to the dominant form we saw before he suffered the upper-back strain? He did much more than that, throwing 6.2 no-hit innings before getting pulled by manager Dusty Baker.

Strasburg's pitch count climbed to 109 pitches when he was pulled. Eugenio Suarez of the Cincinnati Reds advanced to third after a walk, a wild pitch and a ground out in the seventh inning before Baker finally decided to make the change.

The combined no-hit bid was broken up in the top of the eighth as Matt Belisle gave up a single to Ramon Cabrera.

Strasburg remains undefeated on the season with a 10-0 record that will almost certainly improve to 11-0 by game's end.

This, of course, is not the first time the Nationals have used caution with their start pitcher. Everyone remembers when Strasburg was shutdown for the season in 2012 after reaching an innings limit placed on him following Tommy John surgery. That move was hotly debated.

Did Baker make the right move with Strasburg? Let us know what you think.

“If guys do [ask], or talk anything about that, I will be walking right out the door.”

Entering his seventh season with the Washington Nationals, the 25-year-old is coming off the second-best season, statistically, of his career. The 2015 NL MVP has hit .285 in his career, with 150 home runs and 421 RBIs. Unquestionably he is the face of the Nationals’ organization, if not, the best player in the team’s history.

If he does end the season without a contract extension, he will join Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, and Barry Bonds as the top sought out free agents in MLB history.

One thing is for certain in terms of Harper’s free agency; Harper has given no inclination on where his landing spot will be. The top three cities are of course his favorite childhood team, the New York Yankees; joining with one of his closest friends with the Chicago Cubs; or just staying with Washington.

Wherever he does land, it does appear that it will be the largest contract given to a free agent ever.

As for now we just wait and direct any of your calls to his agent Scott Boras.